TACA announced Catalyst Grant recipients
SOURCE: THE DALLAS VOICE
TACA — The Arts Community Alliance — announced today (Tuesday, Oc. 26) that 50 Dallas County grantees are recipients of its first round of Catalyst grants, previously known as the Arts General Operating grant program.
Catalyst grants are distributed without restrictions, and will be made twice yearly in the fall and spring.
TACA’s 50 Catalyst grantees are sharing $276,500, with grants ranging from $1,000 to $10,000. The grants are designed to be a catalyst in strengthening Dallas’ arts community and to support art that promotes positive impact and transformation. Grantees may use the funds as they wish on a range of expenses, such as program costs, salaries, administration, office expenses, technology or other operational needs, explained Terry D. Loftis, TACA’s president and executive director.
This year, TACA has distributed $959,000 in grants to 58 organizations, including two rounds of TACA Resiliency grants ($553,000), Pop-Up grants ($129,500, of which $78,000 was given to individual artists), and today’s Catalyst grants ($276,500).
“TACA is thrilled to announce = 50 Catalyst grantees who’ve inspired us in this first round of funding,” Loftis said. “We’ve witnessed the tremendous impact the arts and artists have had on our community’s healing and resurgence. These individuals and organizations are powerful catalysts who are leading the way to a revitalized arts scene, and deserve our unwavering support.”
Applicants were scored on how they demonstrated artistic quality and impact, community access and inclusion, and fiscal and organizational health. Applications were evaluated by 23 volunteer grant reviewers with backgrounds ranging from artists to arts administrators to civic and community leaders.
TACA’s Fall Catalyst grantees include the following, listed in alphabetical order: